The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) is seeking to strengthen its fight against commercial fraud and tighten airport security, Commiss-ioner-General Khurshid Sattaur said yesterday while highlighting the addition of a baggage scanner at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri.
A $14.8 million scanner was installed at the airport by the National Competitiveness Strategy Unit (NCSU), after it was discovered that some travellers arriving in the country would tend to smuggle narcotics, explosives and other weapons.
The scanner was made possible through the Support for Competitiveness Programme along with backing from the Inter-American Development Bank.
At a demonstration exercise yesterday, Sattaur also said that some travellers would conceal commercial items in their suitcases to avoid paying the duty. He mentioned that the need for the scanner became urgent as he was made aware that passengers were trying to deceive
